Courtesans at Temporary House

Artist	KEISAI, Eisen　渓斎英泉　1790-1848
Title	Courtesans at Temporary House
Date	c. 1835-37
Material/ Technique	polychrome print (aizuri-e)
Size (cm)	37.4×77.5 (sheet)

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KEISAI, Eisen

	1790-1848
Biography	Ukiyo-e artist. Studied under Hakkeisai Kano, then became a disciple of Eizan Kikukawa. Began his career by creating works in the Eizan-style of lyrical bijin-ga (beauty prints), but in time, he established his own style inspired by the enchanting beauty prints of Toyokuni Utagawa and Kunisada Utagawa. He gained popularity for originating his own style of beauty prints that conveyed bewitching and decadent feelings. This style was characterized by a beautiful woman with upturned, slanted eyes and a protruding lower lip. He also worked with a variety of other mediums, including landscapes, bird-and-flower prints and warrior prints. In addition, from around the end of the Tempo era (1830–44), he focused on such writings as light literature, and commentaries of ukiyo-e artists.

1790-1848

Biography

Ukiyo-e artist. Studied under Hakkeisai Kano, then became a disciple of Eizan Kikukawa. Began his career by creating works in the Eizan-style of lyrical bijin-ga (beauty prints), but in time, he established his own style inspired by the enchanting beauty prints of Toyokuni Utagawa and Kunisada Utagawa. He gained popularity for originating his own style of beauty prints that conveyed bewitching and decadent feelings. This style was characterized by a beautiful woman with upturned, slanted eyes and a protruding lower lip. He also worked with a variety of other mediums, including landscapes, bird-and-flower prints and warrior prints. In addition, from around the end of the Tempo era (1830–44), he focused on such writings as light literature, and commentaries of ukiyo-e artists.

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Courtesans at Temporary House